mexiletine

Thân thiện

A doctor prescribes mexiletine to a patient with a heart condition.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An antiarrhythmic medication: Mexiletine is a pharmaceutical drug used to treat certain types of serious, irregular heartbeats, specifically ventricular arrhythmias. It works by stabilizing the heart's electrical activity.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The cardiologist prescribed mexiletine to manage the patient's ventricular tachycardia.
  • A common side effect of mexiletine is gastrointestinal discomfort.

Advanced Usage

• Clinical Context: The term is primarily used in medical, pharmaceutical, and cardiology contexts. It is often discussed in relation to its mechanism, efficacy, and side effect profile compared to other antiarrhythmic agents.
  • The study compared the long-term efficacy of mexiletine versus amiodarone.

Variants and Related Words

• Mexitil: (noun) The former brand name under which mexiletine was commonly marketed.
  • Mexitil was a widely recognized trade name for mexiletine.

Synonyms

• Antiarrhythmic agent: A general term for drugs that correct or prevent cardiac arrhythmias.
• Class IB antiarrhythmic: A more specific classification within cardiology for drugs with a similar mechanism of action to mexiletine.

Học thuật

Noun

1. antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Mexitil) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mexitil